Peter Lopez

Experience

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  University of Rochester Medical Center

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1982

  Senior Research Associate

  Lab of Dr. Leon Wheeless, documented performance of custom slit-scan flow and microscope-based cytometers. Generated data for single-blind study of instrument performance and determined causes of false positive results.

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  Fox Chase Cancer Center

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1986

  Research Associate

  FACSII operation and alignment, FACSII modification to include the additional of hard wiring additional data acquisition channel, added hardware compensation, Coherent I-90 installation, designed laser focusing optics for chromosome sorting , designed chromosome collection apparatus for spotting concentrated chromosomes onto nitrocellulose disks. Generated database and output report with values flagged outside normal ranges in SQL for patient flow cytometric analysis.Supervised core lab started by Dr. Donald Mosier Show less

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  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  Oct 1986 - Oct 1996

  Research Associate, Pathology, Harvard University

  Grew single-instrument laboratory into a four instrument laboratory, generated scheduling/invoicing system for multi-instrument shared resource using DEC command language. Generated automatic data backup and archiving system in a multivendor instrument environment. Was involved in studies leading to new protocols for detection of apoptosis and stem cell isolation , as well as T-cell function. Core lab initiated by Dr. Ellis Reinherz

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  Cytomation

  Oct 1996 - Nov 2000

  Applications Specialist

  Hired to start cytometry applications laboratory.Generated QA/QC program for MoFlo instruments, created customer training program and facility, designed and implemented design changes to MoFlo instrument for better optical sensitivity (PMT "Z" configuration) and flow rate consistency (Pall in-line filtration system). Worked with customers to optimize or troubleshoot applications. Monitored MoFlo Usergroup email group.

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  Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center

  Nov 2000 - Jan 2007

  Senior Research Associate

  Core facility management, Flow Cytometry Core, DNA sequencing core, imaging facility, BSL-3 cell sorting

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  MetroFlow

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2015

  President

  The usergroup for cytometry specialists in the New York tri-state area.Organize content, venue, vendor relations for one full-day scientific meeting held annually.

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  New York University

  Feb 2007 - now

  Associate Professor of Pathology

  Retired Director, Cytometry and Cell Sorting Labortory

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  The International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2016

  Executive Council

  ISAC's mission is to serve a multidisciplinary community by leading technological innovation, scholarship, and the exchange of knowledge in the quantitative cell sciences.The 15-member ISAC Council acts as the Board of Trustees for the Society, establishing the policies of the Society according to the Constitution and implementing these policies according to ISAC's Bylaws.

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  NERLSCD

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2017

  President

  The Northeast Regional Life Sciences Core Directors group, a regional chapter of the ABRF (Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities), has meet annually since 2006 for a 2.5 day meeting focused on life-science shared resource management, administration, science, and technology. For more information visit our website:https://sites.google.com/a/my.abrf.org/nerlscd/

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  The Association of Biomoloecular Resource Facilities

  Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

  Executive Board Member

  ABRF is a unique membership association comprising over 700 members working within or in the support of resource and research biotechnology laboratories.

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  New York Blood Center

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2023

  Board of Trustees Member

  Founded in 1964, NYBC is an independent, community-based non-profit blood center. NYBC conceived and established the first public cord blood banking program in 1992, and is the largest non-profit cord-blood bank in the world.

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  Cell Press

  Jan 2023 - now

  Advisory Board Member, STAR Protocols

  STAR (Structured Transparent Accessible Reproducible) Protocols is an open-access peer-reviewed protocol journal from Cell Press that publishes step-by-step experimental and computational protocols from all areas of life, health, earth, and physical sciences

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  Peter Lopez Consulting LLC

  Jul 2023 - now

  Owner

  Consultant with unparalleled scope of experience including flow cytometry, laboratory design, management and external review, biomedical instrument design and testing, cytometric assay development, university-level curriculum development and teaching, scientific journal advisement and manuscript review, and boardroom-level experience.

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  Comprehensive Cell Solutions (CCS)

  Nov 2023 - now

  Vice President, Technical Operations and Innovation, New York Site Head

  A business unit of the New York Blood Center Enterprises, Comprehensive Cell Solutions (CCS) is a cell and gene therapy-focused development and manufacturing organization that provides critical capacity to an underserved population of early-stage developers, as well as expertise and strategic footprint for hospital treatment centers and pharmaceutical organizations.